Boxing at the 1958 Asian Games
The Boxing Tournament at the 1958 Asian Games was held in Korakuen Ice Palace, Tokyo, Japan from 28 to 31 May 1958. A total of 62 boxers from 11 nations competed.
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| Venue | Korakuen Ice Palace |
| Dates | 28–31 May |
| Competitors | 62 from 11 nations |
The host nation dominated the competition winning six out of ten gold medals, South Korea, Burma and Republic of China (Taiwan) won the remaining gold medals.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Flyweight (51 kg) |
Akio Maki.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan |
Hla Nyunt.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Burma |
Ezaria Ilkhanoff.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iran |
Kim Chang-han.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea | |||
| Bantamweight (54 kg) |
Thein Myint Burma |
Takeo Suzuki Japan |
Muhammad Nasir Pakistan |
Jacinto Diaz.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippines | |||
| Featherweight (57 kg) |
Isami Ikeyama Japan |
Dionisio Guevarra Philippines |
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| Song Soon-chun South Korea | |||
| Lightweight (60 kg) |
Chung Dong-hoon South Korea |
Shinichiro Suzuki Japan |
Celedonio Espinosa Philippines |
Sundar Rao India | |||
| Light welterweight (63.5 kg) |
Shigemasa Kawakami Japan |
Vazik Kazarian Iran |
Sueb Chundakowsolaya Thailand |
| Kim Deuk-bong South Korea | |||
| Welterweight (67 kg) |
Kim Ki-soo South Korea |
Soren Pirjanian Iran |
Tongsai Teptani Thailand |
| Toshiro Onuki Japan | |||
| Light middleweight (71 kg) |
Osamu Takahashi Japan |
Amir Yavari Iran |
Bait Hussain Pakistan |
| Stanley Majid Burma | |||
| Middleweight (75 kg) |
Chang Lo-pu Republic of China |
Hari Singh India |
Leon Khachatourian Iran |
| Shoichi Matsuura Japan | |||
| Light heavyweight (81 kg) |
Shuichi Nakayama Japan |
Sultan Mahmood Pakistan |
Akbar Khojini Iran |
| None awarded | |||
| Heavyweight (+81 kg) |
Shunzo Nishio Japan |
Khalid Mumtaz Pakistan |
None awarded |
| None awarded |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Burma (BIR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Republic of China (ROC) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Iran (IRN) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 nations) | 10 | 10 | 17 | 37 | |
Participating nations
A total of 62 athletes from 11 nations competed in boxing at the 1958 Asian Games:
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References
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